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Statewide aerospace development authority Space Florida is negotiating with an unnamed company to bring a $120 million facility that processes rocket payloads to the Launch and Landing Facility, the Space Shuttle program’s former landing site on Merritt Island.
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At its Jan. 26 meeting, Space Florida staff will ask its board to approve the start of negotiations with the Florida Department of Transportation and Project Comet for unspecified financial agreements.
The facility, dubbed “Project Comet,” would create 50 jobs by 2025 that pay an average annual wage of $120,000, according to Space Florida board meeting documents.
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